New Year Honours 2025
Gareth Southgate
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Manager
Knight Bachelor · 2025
“For services to Association Football.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
“For services to Football.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Gareth SOUTHGATE O.B.E.
lately Manager, England National Football Team
For services to Association Football.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Gareth SOUTHGATE
Manager, England Football Team
For services to Football.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Manager
- Region
- North Yorkshire
“For services to Football.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2025- Role at the time
- Manager
- Region
- Harrogate, North Yorkshire
“For services to Association Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 22 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
6 Knight Bachelor recipients are from North Yorkshire.
What organisation were they with?
Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2025
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David East
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“For services to the Economy and to Net Zero.”
Edward Braham
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“For services to Corporate Law and to Business.”
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Jack Cuzick
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“For services to Epidemiology.”
Jeremy Isaacs
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“For services to Philanthropy and to Children’s Hospice Care.”
John Lazar
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“For services to Engineering and Technology.”
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“For services to Heritage.”
Marcus Jones
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“For Political and Public Service.”
Nicolas Gibb
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“For services to Education.”
Noel Quinn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Esher, Surrey
“For services to Financial Services and to Net Zero.”
Ranil Jayawardena
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Bramley, Hampshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Sadiq Khan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For Political and Public Service.”
Stephen Fry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Mental Health Awareness, the Environment and to Charity.”
Stuart Carlton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Northallerton, North Yorkshire
“For services to Children, Young People and Families.”
Thomas Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Pontypool, Gwent
“For services to Rugby Union, and to voluntary and charitable service in Wales.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782510. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176613. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Location (North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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